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Grunion, mating, season! (Grunion Run) From about March to August, when the moon and the tide are just right. These 6 inch fish crawl and flop out of the Pacific Ocean onto the sandy beaches of Southern California. They to lay eggs in the sand, mate and the crawl back into the ocean. Grunion are among just a few fish in the world that do this and you can watch it happen with educational staff at the Carrillo Marina Aquarium in San Pedro. | John Bartell

Grunion, mating, season! (Grunion Run) From about March to August, when the moon and the tide are just right. These 6 inch fish crawl and flop out of the Pacific Ocean onto the sandy beaches of Southern California. They to lay eggs in the sand, mate and the crawl back into the ocean. Grunion are among just a few fish in the world that do this and you can watch it happen with educational staff at the Carrillo Marina Aquarium in San Pedro. | John Bartell

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Grunion runs make for a very unique sight along Southern California beaches as millions of these little fish leave them water to spawn before returning. Tonight will be a great night to watch this phenomenon between 11:00pm and 1:00am. This video was taken last night at Doheny Beach. If you go, please just watch and enjoy this very cool sight without disrupting them | Orange County Outdoors

Grunion runs make for a very unique sight along Southern California beaches as millions of these little fish leave them water to spawn before returning. Tonight will be a great night to watch this phenomenon between 11:00pm and 1:00am. This video was taken last night at Doheny Beach. If you go, please just watch and enjoy this very cool sight without disrupting them | Orange County Outdoors

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The Grunion Are Running! Where To See Them Before The Season Ends

The Grunion Are Running! Where To See Them Before The Season Ends

Grunion run in Southern California. Nona The Naturalist of Dana Wharf Whale Watching explains about the grunion run. These silvery fish have unique mating behaviors: when spawning season comes, typically March through September, masses of grunion will swim onto the sandy shores at night, as seen in this video. #grunion #danawharf #danapoint #california #visitcalifornia #southerncalifornia #socal #grunionrun | Dana Wharf Whale Watch

Grunion run in Southern California. Nona The Naturalist of Dana Wharf Whale Watching explains about the grunion run. These silvery fish have unique mating behaviors: when spawning season comes, typically March through September, masses of grunion will swim onto the sandy shores at night, as seen in this video. #grunion #danawharf #danapoint #california #visitcalifornia #southerncalifornia #socal #grunionrun | Dana Wharf Whale Watch

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Don’t Miss the Grunion Run on Oceanside Beaches! - Visit Oceanside

Don’t Miss the Grunion Run on Oceanside Beaches! - Visit Oceanside

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The new grunion season is upon us, and grunion hunters should familiarize themselves with season updates in the California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations booklet. Due to recent population declines with the species, June was added to the no-take closure (now April 1 through June 30) and July 1 marks the new opener. There is a new bag and possession limit of 30 grunion per person. Remember, only your hands can be used to capture grunion -- no equipment or nets can be used, and no holes or pits ca

The new grunion season is upon us, and grunion hunters should familiarize themselves with season updates in the California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations booklet. Due to recent population declines with the species, June was added to the no-take closure (now April 1 through June 30) and July 1 marks the new opener. There is a new bag and possession limit of 30 grunion per person. Remember, only your hands can be used to capture grunion -- no equipment or nets can be used, and no holes or pits ca

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The “grunion run” is a biological spectacle specific to the Pacific coast, where thousands of small, silvery fish emerge from the ocean to spawn on the sandy beach. This mass, coordinated onshore movement is a unique reproductive strategy, allowing the fish to deposit their eggs in a location protected from aquatic predators. It is one of the few instances globally where a fish species intentionally leaves the water entirely for reproduction. This phenomenon is tightly synchronized with the moon

The “grunion run” is a biological spectacle specific to the Pacific coast, where thousands of small, silvery fish emerge from the ocean to spawn on the sandy beach. This mass, coordinated onshore movement is a unique reproductive strategy, allowing the fish to deposit their eggs in a location protected from aquatic predators. It is one of the few instances globally where a fish species intentionally leaves the water entirely for reproduction. This phenomenon is tightly synchronized with the moon

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The Grunion Are Running! Where To See Them Near Santa Monica Before The Season Ends

First Grunion Run Of Year Expected This Week Near Manhattan Beach Shores

Last night’s grunion run at La Jolla Shores. California grunions are bait fish that swim onto SoCal beaches to breed, for a few days at a time, between March and August. They’re persnickety — to spur a grunion run, the moon cycle, tide cycle, and water temperature have to align juuust right. And last night, they did. The May full moon — the “flower moon” — rose yesterday, and the grunion marathon began. They’re expected to run tonight and tomorrow night, too. Head to a beach (ideally a flat, san

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Experience the Amazing Grunion Run in California

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See fish flopping on SoCal beaches? Don't worry, it's a grunion run

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San Diego Grunion Run – Solo Skiff Fishing La Jolla & The Big Bay – Spring 2025 SDFS

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Grunion fish are unique in that they lay their eggs on dry land, creating a truly spectacular view. However, this behaviour also catches the attention of predators… | BBC Earth

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The grunion fish lay their eggs on dry land, creating a truly spectacular view that unfortunately calls predatory birds upon them Credit: BBC Earth | Wild Animal World

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The Remarkable Spawning of Grunion Fish!

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Grunion run draws crowds, raccoon to SoCal beaches

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Grunion fish beach themselves in their hundreds for a very particular reason. | BBC Earth

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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium’s Famous Grunion Run Season is Here!!!

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Grunion fish are unique in that they lay their eggs on dry land, creating a truly spectacular view. However, this behaviour also catches the attention of predators… | BBC Earth

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This Fish Leaves The Ocean To Invade Dry Land At Midnight!

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Grunions Spawning: A Beach Spectacle

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Grunion Run in Southern California

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Mesmerizing Grunion Run: Thousands of Fish on the Beach

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Nath ♒︎ Ocean-Minded ♒︎ 🇫🇷🇺🇸 on Instagram: "A grunion run is a fascinating natural phenomenon in which California grunion, a small silvery fish, come ashore in massive numbers to spawn on sandy beaches during high tides at night. Females ride the waves onto the beach, wriggling tail-first into the sand to lay eggs. The males wrap around them to fertilize the eggs externally. The fish then return to the ocean, often flopping frantically as waves retreat. The eggs incubate in the sand for abou

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California Grunion Run: The 2025 Schedule & How to Catch Them Bare-Handed

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This was awesome! 🤣👌🏼 - The Grunion are Running! Have you seen this before? 🤙🏼😎 . Nature is rad. 👍🏼 And just another reason the “berm” needs to be breached. Because these grunion get washed up into the creek mouth and get stuck! Then they can potentially die and their offspring not survive. Grunion live in the ocean. NOT a creek mouth with urban runoff. . . #grunion #Fish #Ocean #Nature #SoLagLocal #Mating | Solaglocal

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Thousands of Fish Beach Themselves | Grunion Run

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